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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jakob think Bella wants to do for him?

2. About what did Ben have nightmares?

3. What is Idhra like in late September?

4. For how long does Ben search for Jakob's journals?

5. Where does Jakob image Bella being?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theme does Ben incorporate into his thesis?

2. What does Ben say about lightning?

3. What does Ben recall about his father and mother when Ben is growing up?

4. What is Salonika and how is it related to Jakob and Michaela?

5. How are Jakob's initial days in Greece?

6. What is Jakob's work in Greece?

7. How does Jakob relate a theory by Einstein to the Holocaust?

8. Describe Jakob's first meeting with Michaela.

9. How does being in Jakob's house affect Ben?

10. How does Ben find Jakob's study?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Fugitive Pieces" belongs to the historical novel genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the historical novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a historical novel and a historical novel mystery?

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "Fugitive Pieces"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in "Fugitive Pieces" including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Fugitive Pieces" and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Jakob offers the parable of a famed rabbi who travels incognito in shabby clothing and is ridiculed by passengers. When they find out who he is, they beg forgiveness, but he refuses, even on the Day of Awe, because they have wronged the man on the train, not himself. The moral: nothing erases an immoral act. When the victim is dead, only silence remains. Recorded history can be resurrected. Destruction turns presence into absence.

1. With research, explain what a parable is and why they might be used. Use examples from your own life and "Fugitive Pieces" to support your answer.

2. Do you think it is true that nothing erases an immoral act? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and the book to support your answer.

3. Discuss, in depth, what you think the following means: When the victim is dead, only silence remains. Recorded history can be resurrected. Destruction turns presence into absence. Use examples from your own life and "Fugitive Pieces" to support your answer.

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